PAH-FEST Awards & Contests
Tom Waits
Recipient of the 2005 "Keeping the Torch Lit" Award
In a career that spans four decades, Tom Waits has adventurously delved into recording, theater, film, live performance and literature, as both actor and composer. His music, recognized for its distinctive orchestrations and arrangements, has ranged from country, blues, cabaret, waltz and field hollers to gospel, polkas and marches. he has recorded over 20 albums including last years "Real Gone" and appeared in over 20 films including, Ironweed, Dracula, Down By Law and Short Cuts.